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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-05-07
A MYTH OF MARSHAL NEY.

Michael Ney, one of the most cele-
brated % Napogeon's grand staff OF field
narshals, according to current history,
was shot to death by musketry upon
the sentence of a military commission
in France on the 7th Of December,
1915. He was one of those extraordi-
nary personages with whom the ro-
mancers delight to deal, and they have
made him the hero of several curious
myths. One of these is TO the effect
that he WAS never actually executed as
above stated, but that he was spirited
away in some mysterious manner by
the Intervention of military friends
who were in power, and the renowned
soldier was permitted to escape TO
America, where he lived and died in
retirement. 1t appears that there was
about that time living in North Caro-
lima near Raleigh man OF noble pres
ence and distinguished demeanor,
known as Peter S. Ney. He was sup
posed to be something asove the ordi-
nary run OF mortals, and q sort or
mystery hung over him. He appeared
in North Carolina in 1916, about year
after the execution of the Marshal.
When he died, some years afterwards,
he was buried in cburchyard IN
Rowan county.
For many years curious inquiries
have been busy with speculations as
to the identity o: this mysterious per-
souage, aud they have pretty generally
agreed that they were OF the track OF
the great field msrshaI. 1t is claimed
that the skull OF the genuine Marshal
Ney was once subjected to surgical
operation, known as trephining, by
which a circular piece was cut from
his Uranium. 1t is now proposed to
exhume the remains and examine the
SIX uii for evidences of such an opera
ton. Tho discussion on the subject Is
not local, but has been participated IN
by persons in many parts Of this coun-
try. Mr.. Lyman Draper, President OF
the Wisconsin Historical Society, has
been most forward in the endeavor to
have the body exhumed, and as the
desire to solve the problem is general,
committee Of prominent physicians
will superintend the exhumation ana
examination of the remains Of the sus-
rected Prince Of Moskwa.
Peter Ney during his residence there
taught school, and several persons who
were his pupils are still alive. They
are enthusiastic in the belief that the
old man was NapoIeon's great Lieu-
tenant.-Picay,tne-
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-05-07
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

&. !. ~ j. =. ESOatner,
A TIORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT
IA Law, Monroe, La, will practice i'll all
the Parishes of North Louisiana, in the
supreme Court at Monroe, the Fedora!
Courts, and in tho Land Office Department
of the General Government.
Office fronting northeast corner OF public
square. July II, 1SS6.--lV
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-05-07
In the spring a thinner shadow

In the spring a thinner shadow
Haunts the young mans pockoiNool>
And he casts upon each nickel
A much longer, fonder look.
In the spring Il lirelier yellow
Comes upon the buttcrine:
And the boarder much suspects that
Things are not just what they seem.
In the spring the iollev fisher
Man doth hio him for worm:
And with JOY doth place tho first ono
On his hook to sec it squirm.
In the spring 4 young girls fancy
Lightly turns to thoughts OF cream
And her tender blue owes sparkle
With lovely tcn-cent CLEAN.
-CotHmbuS pGSpuich.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-05-07
How to Cure Warts.

Place the thumb upon the wart, and
press it against the bone, Move the
wart back and forth upon the hone
until the roots become irritated or sore,
when the wart will disappear. | have
had quite Il number upon my hands,
and have got rid Of all of them in the
above manner.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-05-07

His occiput was shattered,
And his frontal lobe was battered,
And his brains were badly shattered
On the ground;
His back was dislocated,
And his el bows both mismated,
And his flesh was desiccated
All around.
He was punished for what reason?
Was it arson, murder, treason?
No; once more has como the season
or base ball.
He was from no cannon fred,
But by rivat mines was hired
AnG-poor fellow-hc umpired.
That was all. It'd Bits.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-05-07
THE TWIGGS SWORDS.
Interesting War Iecmiuisceucc.
Especial to The Item.1

WASHINGTON, April 26.-It looks
! very much AS though Mrs. Rowera
Guarda!la, of England, who has put in
a demand for the Twiggs swords,
might be able to substantiate her
claim. Sue sets forth that her maiden
name was Rowena Florence, aud that
Gen. Twiggs left ;he swords to her.
Rowena's claim reminded me that l
had somewhere some newspaper clips
pings on this subject. I have dug
them out, and find that an ancient
copy of the New York Herald said:
"When Gen. Butler occupied New
Orleans he established his headquar>
tiers in Twiggs's house. Shortly after,
wards he took the swords in question
from Miss Florence, lady to whom
Twiggs had delivered them, This
lady protested that they were hers by
gift from Twiggs. and also produced
the following writing:
NEW ORLEANS, April %, 1862.
"sI leave my swords to Miss Ro-
wena Florence. d. e. TWIGGS.'
"On this record it would appear that
legal representative, has some show OF
utlo as against 'he oeAS, IL 'he oH'C"
States should waive their own"
This publication, j; will be observed
was made before there was any Gers
tainty that the government was going
to give quit claim to the swords, and
before Mrs. Rowena Guedal!a had put
in any claim, or indicated the R1wena
Florence was yet in the land OF the
living.
The Twiggs swords are valued at
about $4,000, being iniaid with dia"
monus, rubics and other previous
stones. They were ali three given for
gallantry in the Mexican war, one by
Congress, one by the city of Augusta,
Ga, his home, in which city he died
September 10, 1862, five months after
Farragups resistless fleet had driven
him from New Orleans.
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CHARTER.
ACT OF INCORPORATION

THE HOUSTON, CENTRAL ARKANSAS
AND NORTHERN RAILROAD COM
PANY.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-05-07

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF
OUACHITA.
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INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS.
The Improved Condition of the Grain Mar.
kets Improving Business Generally.

The Improved Condition of the Grain Mar.
kets Improving Business Generally.
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. %.
The stronger tone to the grain markets is i'm
proving all branches of trade. To-day there
was activity than has been noticeable for
some days past, and in the main firm tone to
prices. With the near approach of Thanksgiv
ing the produce markets have become active.
Poultry, however, is still under cloud. Re-
ceipts, large, and while there is a good local
demand, the Eastern demand is below the usual
average at this season OF the year. Most of our
poultry dealers are packing chickens and turkeys
away in their cold stora &c houses awaiting
better demand. third more poultry has been
handled thus far this fall than last year, and an
unusual large per cent. of it is now in the cold
storage houses. Eggs are firm and scarce.
Butter is in better demand the last
few days, but no Improvement in
prices. Apples are firmer, and the
commission men are trying to spring prices, and
doubtless will, whenever there is another cold
spell. Potatoes frmer, and really choice
ones will sell for cents more per bushel than
last week. Grocers are experiencing q good
trade this week. Sugars are steady and firm,
and the coffee market is in a stronger position
than a week ago. Foreign fruits are selling well
at firm prices. The provision market continues
excited, and the tendency is still toward higher
prices. Trade is rather quiet with the hard ware
men. the UuliOlDS season Oolng over Iron DEAL
ers are having a good trade. Druggists are busy;
their sales indicate that there is good deal Of
sickness in this and adjoining States Sales of
uuinine and other stimulants and touics are
large. Leather dealers report trade good, and
prices firm but unchanged. Hide speak of
the market being more active, but prices
main low and unsatisfactory. There is but little
doing in wool; prices firmer but no higher.
The flour market is active. but the range OF
prices too low to please the millers.
GRAIN.
It was an off day in the local market; prices
were easier, and bidding on Change tame. Track
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gases escaping from decayinr vegetables, which,
are seldom absent in the average country store
keepers cellar Is it any wonder that city peo-
pie. as a rule have not a good opinion of what
is often sold as s.fresh country butterF-Couu-
try Gentleman.
To feed calves and young stock hay and have
them weigh no more in April than they do n
November is to lose hay and labor; and TO feed
dairy that is unproductive on good hay and
grain and make the profit from dairying off OF
grass the next season. on low prices. Is quite as
Improbable. If the cows are to go unproduet.
i've let them do so in grass and hy-time. Make
the harvested crops pay profit
Farmers and gardeners could very prohtahly
spend more time visiting markets and learning
how. to prepare and pack their produce so as to
get the best prices Especially is this true OF
vegetables. fruit. poultry and butter. 1Ioss
people buy to please the eye, and If thing
looks nice they willing to pay fancy price
for it. Quality is good thing. but appearances
are often more impo rtant in fixing prices than is
quality.
In dry winters. no harm IS done by surplus
water to trees and plants. but occasional
flooding from heavy rains has done great injury.
We cannot know in advance what the weather
will be, and it is therefore the wisest course to
make suitable preparation for any emergency.
Young plantations suffer from surplus water
when it floods the surface before hard freezing,
and also when it fills the subsoil Surface drain
age should be provided for as well as suficieno
underdrainage-
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ADAMS EXPRESS co.

Letter from the Assistant Foreman or
the Delivery Departmental Subject
in Which Thousands Are
Deeply Concerned.
About five years ago suffered from painful urina
ton and great pain and weakness in the lower part OF
my back. pain in the limbs bad taste in the mouth
disgust at food. and great mental and bodily de-
preston.
live at PAL York street. Jersey City and arriv~
ing home night found copy of the Shaker
Almanac that had been left during the day. read
the article, ''What Is This Disease That Is Coming
Upon Us?" 1t described my symptoms and feelings
better than could if had written whole book. Ny
trouble indeed like thief in the night, for it
had been stealing upon unawares for years.
sent for bottle of Shaker Extract of Roots.
Seiges Syrup ard before had taken one-half of it
felt the welcome relief. In few weeks was like my
old self. enjoyed and digested my food. My kid
neys recovered and strength and the urln-
airy trouble vanished was WELL
Millions of people need some medicine simply to
the bowels. To them commend Shaker Ex-
in the strongest possible terms 1t Is the
gentest pleasantest safest and surest purgatvs I'M
this world. The most delicate women and children
may take it. One point more: I have all the more
the Shakers. may claim to be a religious my
self and admire the Shakers for their zeal consist
ency and strict business integrity. What they make
may be trusted by the public. w. h. HALL.
For sale by all druggists and by A. j. White, 54
New York.
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Elsewhere.

CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-The Drovers' Journal re-
ports, Catte-Receipts. y ooo shipments. not re-
$50; shipping steers, So. so al 80: stOckers and
s5 Teas eattle ST. sn western Tansers
HossWReceipts. 81. 900: shipments 1000 Mar
ket strong and Sc higher: mixed 81 $50 95: heavy,
$4s505.o0; light, S445047o; skips, $500
Sheep and Lambs-Recepts. 9,0oo shipments,
5000. Market slow: common 1o015c lower; COM
T T1n TO sa $3.50 lambs, S.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 22.-Cattle--ReceiDts. 8. 100:
shipments 400. Market strong. choice heavy native
435: butchers steers medium to prime So 0O03 80:
stockers and feeders fair to good 81 20 029O rang
ST. SIS common to good '0rnfsd % % 040o' 'A0'''
Hogs-Receipts. $500; shipments. 100 Market d.s
ers' selections. S4.9O05.15: Workers. and packers,
medium to choice, $4.6 O04.95; pigs, common to
Sheep-Receipts, $500; shipments, none. Market
a @a5o. Far to fancy @2o04'i'' 'A"''' "'-o'
NEW YORK, Nov. 22s-B eeves-Recepts, 30 car
loads for export and IS carloads for slaughterers
direct. No market for beeves. Dressed beef in fair
demand at 60112c for native sides and 50oc for
Texas and Colorado sides. Exports were 1850 quar-
tiers of beef Cable from Liverpool quotes American.
sheep and Lambs-Recepts. /, 1oo market quiet
at $3.7505.25 per 100 lbs for sheep and So 06.7O
Hogs-Receipts. 6, 6Oo rot much doing in live hogs
for lack of offerings; nominally steady at 5000
$40, with roughs selling at 20.
KANSAS CITY. Nov 22.-The Live Stock Indi-
Gator reports: Cattle-Recsipts. 8 s91: shipments,
1891. Market slow and 5000 lower. Good to
choice corn-fed, 81 .2504 80: common TO medium.
So 25 al Ia stockers So 90 02 60: feeding steers,
81 6503 IS; cows. $1.2502.75; grassrange steers,
Hogs-Receipts. Ii, $50; shipments. Az. Market
medium "a. 1O046O; skips and pigs. So. 1904 90.
Sheep-Receipts. 1. $50; shipments 1.275. Market
active and firm. Good choice, $27503.25;
common to medium $1.5O02.6o.
EAST LIBERTY: Pa. Nov. 22.-Cattle-Receipts
494; shipments. 475 Market active at yesterday
prices. No cattle shipped to New York to-day
Hogs-Receipts. 3, 100: shipments. 1900 Mar
ket Slows Phadelphias So 90 rs. 10; Workers, 81. rs
4.s5; common to fair, $4. 6004.7o. Two cars of
hogs shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep-Receipts $500: shipments. / 200. Mar
ket active at yesterdays prices good grades.
CINCINNATL Nov. 22.-Hogs firm; common and
light, SIS. so 04.90; packing and butchers, $4,000
$50. Receipts, 1900; shipments, 500
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734 a 39c; February. Z4o0746c; March. Z IS
aisle; May, 758 q 7.63c; June, 1853 q 1.65c; city
steam, 7.25c.
Butter III fair demand and firm; Western,
13I q 30c. Cheese. firm; W estern, Oh a 1iac.
CHICAGO, Nov % Lack of outside orders
gave the big scalpers the Board of Trade a
chance do big business to-day. and large
were the operations that the market was a
nervous one. The continuance of dry weather
in the wheat belt was used by the "bulls" to
keep the price of wheat mp. May opened at 83s
0S34c, and half an hour afte- selling at S3c.
Tremendous efforts were made by the scaIpers
in wheat to break the afternoon market. and
their efforts successful May wheat. which
at o'clock was 834c, sold down to SIZE, and
closed at that price. May corn closed at 48sc.
All provisions touched their lowest figure for
the gay the afternoon board. but closed at
trife better prices. January pork closed at
S13.S79, January lard at z. 0oc. and January ribs
at Soc. The May option in corn opened at
Acc, hut quickly lost &c. Even pork felt
the generally easier tone aud fell off from
s13 92a to $13. so. Prices in this pit were about
121c higher than the closing. The one feature
in provisions during the first hour was a sale OF
$1,000 barrels at $l4 90 for January. They put
it up to $14 %. and the price then reacted. The
closing prices for May wheat, corn and oats were
nearly the same at the opening. and the
fluctuations were only about &c on any of the
articles The favorite options IN provisions
were January pork, lard and short ribs. Pork
opened at $l3 80, sold mp to $14 %, down to
Sl3. so, and closed at the opening price. Lard,
which was held at the opening at 1.073c. sold up
.023c, and sold at the close at the opening figure
Short ribs opened at 7.OOc. ran up to T. Csc, but
closed point lower than che opening price.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Farm NOfaa.

A thrifty farmer saws so cents worth of avis.
punches, linen thread and shoemakers wax will
save $40 In harness repairs IN twelve months
In filing walls with sawdust, whether for
silos icehouses or roof bins, the sawdust should
be dry and well packed down or it will shrink
and settle and leave empty spaces.
Do not use old pork barrels for the new pork
until they shall have been thoroughly cleaned.
Wash them with boiling water and allow them
to dry. Make new brine and have everything
clean and pure before packing the pork after
killing.
Save all the small sweet potatoes for the pigs
Nothing will fatten pig quickly as sweet
potatoes, and they are very cheap when only
the csslls used They should not be fed to
laying hens. but are excellent for poultry in
tended for market
Lard is not suitable as lubricator for axles
of wagons. as it is said to loosen the spokes.
Wood tar is still largely used and tallow Is also
an important ingredient two parts tallow. one
of tar and one of castor oil being considered ex-
cellent Tor cold weather.
DIR. Salmon says there are two contagious
diseases known hog cholera-one affecting
genuine hog cholera, the other the swine
plague. 1t is possible for an animal to have
both diseases at the same time.
There is one advantage possessed by wool and
butter. which is that both articles be ship
ped at lower cost. in proportion to value,
than most farm products. As wool is not per-
ishable it be shipped TO the most distant
points. while butter keeps a long time in winter
No matter what the breed may be- some indi-
vidual cows will excel the others in milk and
butter production, and on the same quantity
and kind of food. This is an advantage and it
permits the dairyman to improve his stock by
selection If only the best cows should be used
for increasing the stock and mated with pure
bred bulls the profits would be largely in
creased in short time.
The country dealer seldom thinks of grading
his butter. He generally pays the same price
for whatever comes in on the same day, regard
less of whether it be good or bad. When bought
1t all goes together to assist the accumulation
of sufficient quantity for shipment During
this time il is not infrequently Kept in cellar,
poorly ventilated and reeking with poisonous
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It was an off day in the local market; prices
were easier, and bidding on Change tame. Track
bids to-day ruled as follows:
The JobbiuG Trade.
coal, AND COX


Block SO rs ~ ton: Siinshal, 1915 ~ ton; Jack.
son. 81. 25 ~ tom Pittsburg. $4.5 ~ ton. Raymond
City 81. so ~ tons Winfrede. 81. 80 y ton; Campbell
Creek S4.5 y ton; Hooking. 81. 20 p ton; Island
City. $3.50 p ton: Highland. $3 25 p ton, Pied
mont and Blossburg. 1926 - ton; Duggar pea
cock lump. $3.50 p ton; nut, $3 90 p ton: chest
nut No. 4 and stove anthracite, $500 y ton; egg
and CRATE anthracite S775 tor: gas coke, 15c per
bu; crushed COKE 16c ~ bu. All soft coal nut size
SOC p ton less than the above prices the same
quality of lump coal.
CANNED GOODS,
Peaches-Standard 3-pound. So. IS 3OO 3-pound
seconds So. OOO2.25. Observation-Disclosures
2-pound. $1.2o 0125 raspberries. 2.pound. ST.. 500
1.6O; pineapple standard. 2-pound 81. 5OO175; sec
onds 2-pound. 81 20 80; cove oysters. 1-pouni
full weight csc % 81: light Go a zoe; 2pound FULL
$I.7OD1. so: light. zoe DSl stringbeans 81 D9Oc;
Lima beans. $I.55 q 1.65: peas. marrowfat 81. 100
lao: small S1.500l.75; Holsters S1.s502: red
cherries 81 600 l75: Strawberries 81. so a go
salmon (fbsl, 81. 10O2.75-
FOREIGN FRUITS.
RAsISs-London layer. new. 10 y box;
loose muscatelle. 2-crown, So. 50D2.60 p box; Va
lencia, new. s09c y 10: citron. II 026c y 70; cur
rants 71Sc y II. Observation-Disclosures, 81 500
200, Aspinwails. $500 ESQ. oranges-Janaa:cas.
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Sunarior Court.


Room 1-Hon. n. B. Taylor. Judge
VIM. H. Mott VS.. Horace Parrott account. On
trial By court.
c. E. Kenyon VS.. Bernard Schweitzer ct al,
from Room g. Judgment against defendants,
Mcknight AID Fullerton, for $72 y and costs
Room 2-Hon. ID. w Howe Judge.
Anna c.. Arterburn Administrative, vs. Union
Railway Company; damages. Jury ind for
plaintiff for S., 900
Harry G. Coughln Isaac King, sheriff, ct
al; damages On trial by court
David Russell. ST., ct al. VS.. Thorn as Il. Cook;
account. Judgment for plaintiff for $50 L.
Room 3-Hon. Lewis q. Walker, Judge.
Maria Miller VS.. o. B. Upton ct al; note.
Jury found for defendant Voss
John w. Connolly Vs. Chas. Feiler; contract.
On trial by a jury.
NEW SUIT FILED.
Helen Richmon vs. Andrew Mckinney ct al;
suit to quiet title.
A. w. Bravton and J. n. Hurry vs. Marion
County; complaint account. Demand, $500.
Harry Nj. Cannon vs.. Dora Cannon; complaint
Cor divorce. Allegation, ad ultery.
FRANK III. Cleveland Luretta Cleveland;
complaint for divorce. Allegation, cruel treat
ment and drunkenness.
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Real Estate Transfers.

Instruments fled for record in the recorders Office
of Marion county Indiana for the twentyfour hours
ending at P. NJ, Nov. %. 1897. as furnished by
Elliott s. Butler. abstracters OF titles. Room 3d. Etna
Building:
Edmund T. Noel to Waldo T. Davis, lots
l. 2 ), 4, s. q and in Noel's subdi-
vision of Fetchers second Brookside
addition to Indianapolis 81 ,050.OO
Maulove A huntington to Algernon 5.
Patterson. lot 10 in Hendricks's subdi
vision of outlot 80 in indianapolis $4,000
Charles A. Williams to Alice NJ Green.
part of lot 10 in Goes subdivision of
square Al in indianapolis. $500
Augustus T.. Pattson to Eugene K Mar
ouis. lot II in square in Cavenis SUBJ
division of Johnson's heirs addition to
Indianapolis $1,000
LYNN b. Miikan to John N Millikan,
lot I'll in section 1 of Martindales Hill
place addition to Indianapolis 1, 10000
Nicholas McCarty ct al. to Mary G. Cor
ham. lot $50 in McCarty's eighth West
side addition to Indianapolis $500
Albert Hockensmith Julia A. Jones.
part of the south half of the east halfof
the northwest quarter of section %,
township 16 north, of range east. 10000